So, last year I changed the rigging on my main sheet from center boom 3:1 to an end boom bridal with 2:1. I also added a powerful vang so now I'm using vang sheeting. I like this set up with the exception of the dangerous fouling I was getting at the transom and on my motor. The fouling around the motor threatened to dump me more than once so I was considering going back to mid-boom sheeting. But I found a solution that cost $5.40, a Dwyer boom bail.
I moved the tackle from the end of the boom 2 feet forward. After 30 some hours of sailing, in many kinds of conditions, I did not get any fouling! I'm a happy sailor. I also added a couple of nylon straps riveted to the boom to hold up the sheet rope from the center block back to the bridal blocks. It now no longer tries to steal my hat on tacking or jibes. With this set up the main sheet just doesn't seem to get in my way.